Praying For A Miracle

after one of the most embarrassing Lakers games i've seen in my entire life this past tuesday, i ended what was a promising night with disdain and frustration. the euphoric daze of having scarfed down a 8-piece bucket of kfc, i looked forward to an exciting, contested playoff basketball game...only to be completely let down by my beloved Lakers.

but today is thursday, game 3 is in progress...and after a first quarter, i find my boys trailing by 14 again. so am i in for another disappointing night as i wait for an inevitable sweep in the first round? or maybe a kobe vs. the Suns offensive bananza? or am i just going to hope above all hope to see a unified, energized, competitive Lakers team with a dominant Odom, an involved Kwame, and a defense unsee in a gold jersey in quite some time?

now i'm not expecting the Lakers to pull out 4 games in this series, but i do expected my boys to put up a fight...much like the jump-off the seat, heart racing games of last year's series. so here i am, praying for a miracle to the pagan basketball gods of Magic, Doc, Bird, and Jordan. please please please...from a fan to his team, i just want to watch a game worth watching. and hopefully, with that, a win.